Sternness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sternness is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
Meaning
(uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
More Meanings
- (countable) The result or product of being stern.
Example Sentences
There was the sternness of an old-fashioned Tour patron in his rebuke to the young Frenchman Pierre Rolland, the only one to ride away from the peloton and seize the opportunity for a lone attack before being absorbed back into the bunch, where he was received with coolness.
Word Forms
- sternnesses
Synonyms for sternness
Depending on context, synonyms include strictness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include strictness, sternity, starkness, stoutness, starriness, stertorousness.
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